Title
Monsanto Insight newsletters on Roundup Ready Soybeans and Yieldguard corn
Reference
MS/2141/01/16
Production date
1998 - 1998
Creator
- MonsantoBiographyBiography
Monsanto is a global agriculture company developing products and tools for farmers around the world grow crops using biotechnology.
The history of today’s Monsanto, an agricultural company, began in 2002 after it was divested from Pharmacia Corporation. Agricultural biotechnology was firmly established as the new company’s strategic research focus in an effort to improve farmer livelihoods by increasing their profitability through yield enhancements.
The company produces it's own brands of GM products including Yieldguard and Roundup Ready.
Scope and Content
newsletters about GM product seeds created by Monsanto
Extent
2 newsletters
Language
English
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
Science Museum, London
Associated people and organisations
- Cockburn, AndrewBiographyBiography
(active 1970) Toxicologist
Cockburn studied at Brunel University in Biochemistry, Toxicology and Cardiotoxicity before becoming head taxicologist at Beecham Pharmaceuticals and later AgrEvo.
Cockburn is former Director of Scientific Outreach Monsanto Europe and Africa where he was involved in developing science based guidance for the safety evaluation of proteins and crops, through International Stakeholder, Governmental and Non-Governmental Groups.
For the past 13 years, Cockburn has worked as a registered taxicologist at Toxico-Logical Consulting Ltd in Hertfordshire where he is consulted on all aspects of toxicology including; food, agrochemical, biotech and chemical substances.
Subject
Conditions governing access
Open Access
Conditions governing Reproduction
Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions
Finding aids
Box 1
